diff --git a/external/builder/babel-plugin-pdfjs-preprocessor.mjs b/external/builder/babel-plugin-pdfjs-preprocessor.mjs
index 65457f3f9..653c459fa 100644
--- a/external/builder/babel-plugin-pdfjs-preprocessor.mjs
+++ b/external/builder/babel-plugin-pdfjs-preprocessor.mjs
@@ -84,11 +84,13 @@ function babelPluginPDFJSPreprocessor(babel, ctx) {
           if (t.isBooleanLiteral(node.test)) {
             // if (true) stmt1; => stmt1
             // if (false) stmt1; else stmt2; => stmt2
-            path.replaceWith(
-              node.test.value === true
-                ? node.consequent
-                : node.alternate || t.emptyStatement()
-            );
+            if (node.test.value === true) {
+              path.replaceWith(node.consequent);
+            } else if (node.alternate) {
+              path.replaceWith(node.alternate);
+            } else {
+              path.remove(node);
+            }
           }
         },
       },
diff --git a/external/builder/fixtures_esprima/ifs-expected.js b/external/builder/fixtures_esprima/ifs-expected.js
index 12599c619..db9f4af15 100644
--- a/external/builder/fixtures_esprima/ifs-expected.js
+++ b/external/builder/fixtures_esprima/ifs-expected.js
@@ -7,11 +7,12 @@ if ('test') {
 {
   "1";
 }
-;
 {
   "2";
 }
-;
 if ('1') {
   "1";
 }
+function f1() {
+  "1";
+}
diff --git a/external/builder/fixtures_esprima/ifs.js b/external/builder/fixtures_esprima/ifs.js
index a2f3d217f..187c7f932 100644
--- a/external/builder/fixtures_esprima/ifs.js
+++ b/external/builder/fixtures_esprima/ifs.js
@@ -23,3 +23,12 @@ if (true && false) {
 if (true && false || '1') {
   "1";
 }
+
+function f1() {
+  if (true) {
+    "1";
+  }
+  if (false) {
+    "2";
+  }
+}